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Request for Proposals for a General Contractor to provide Design/Build Services for Visitor Center Complex at Levi Jordan Plantation State Historic Site

Status: Awarded

Solicitation ID:808-18-2313

Response Due Date: 9/25/2018

Response Due Time: 2:00 PM

Agency Number: 808

Days Solicited: 21+ Days for Solicitation Notice

Solicitation Posting Date: 8/15/2018

Last Modified: 11/9/2018 2:49 pm

Solicitation Description: The State of Texas, by and through the Texas Historical Commission (THC) seeks competitive sealed proposals to establish a contract for design/build services in accordance with the specifications contained in this Request for Proposal (“RFP”). In particular, the services requested herein and to be provided under any contract(s) awarded as a result of this RFP are for the Visitor Center Complex at Levi Jordan Plantation State Historic Site, located in Brazoria County, Texas. The Texas Historical Commission seeks a firm that is capable of designing and constructing a new Visitor Center Complex for the Levi Jordan Plantation State Historic Site. Respondent must provide documentation of a MINIMUM of eight (8) years’ experience in Design/Build project delivery method similar to the type of work required by these Contract Documents (as judged by THC) to be eligible for contract award. Preference will be given to respondents who have completed similar projects.
The Project includes site preparation, site utilities, road construction, new building construction, and a porch addition to an existing building. The new building construction includes a new slab-on-grade, pre-engineered metal building for office/storage use, and two wood frame buildings over pier and beam foundation -one to serve as a dormitory and one to serve as a single-family residence. All three of these buildings are to be provided fully furnished. The porch addition will be added to the 1856 Plantation House, and utilizes historically accurate materials supplemented with concealed windstorm reinforcement.
This solicitation will include a submittal of company experience and qualifications focusing on projects of similar size and type, and their pricing. Respondents will be evaluated as described in Paragraph 3.13 Scoring Criteria.
A mandatory pre-proposal conference and guided tour of the project location will be held on August 29, 2018 at 11:00AM local time. Failure to attend the mandatory pre-proposal conference and to register attendance sign-in will result in rejection of proposal.

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